Arab culture and the novel : genre, identity and agency in Egyptian fiction /
This book explores the complex relationship between the novel and identity in modern Arab culture against a backdrop of contemporary Egypt. It uses the example of the Egyptian novel to interrogate the root causes - religious, social, political, and psychological - of the lingering identity crisis th...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
London ; New York :
Routledge,
2007.
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Colección: | Routledge studies in Middle Eastern literatures ;
16. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This book explores the complex relationship between the novel and identity in modern Arab culture against a backdrop of contemporary Egypt. It uses the example of the Egyptian novel to interrogate the root causes - religious, social, political, and psychological - of the lingering identity crisis that has afflicted Arab culture for at least two centuries. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 232 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-228) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780203961148 0203961145 9781135980511 1135980519 1280907312 9781280907319 9786610907311 6610907315 |